Travel as ennobling -- an educational pursuit that broadens knowledge and sharpens perceptions -- is a 20th century concept, according to German-born scholar Martin Jacobs. In earlier periods, and especially in antiquity, he continued, travel was far less grand, more practical and personal -- a series of encounters between people that elicited many different responses, both conscious and unconscious. "While...

Since we began by talking about the Western Wall, let's continue with a site that is within walking distance of it -- at 12 Hebron Rd., the Jerusalem House of Quality.Since we began by talking about the Western Wall, let's continue with a site that is within walking distance of it -- at 12 Hebron Rd., the Jerusalem House of...

No, but one of his swords is owned and exhibited by an intriguing Israeli glass museum

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Deborah Rubin Fields, Jewish Exponent Feature

Could Napoleon have had a Napoleon Complex? To answer this admittedly odd question, you'll have to visit the marine archaeology museum (known in Israel as the Glass Factory Museum) at Kibbutz Nahsholim, located between Caesarea and Haifa on the Mediterranean coast. At the museum, you'll be surprised to find the French emperor's sword. Amazingly, underwater archaeologists discovered this antique. In...

Where's my wine? I'm at a 16th-century fortified farmhouse, now an exquisite boutique hotel in Puglia, in southern Italy on the heel of the boot, whose tower once guarded against attacks by Turkish pirates. But the only invasion the Masseria Torre Coccaro is bracing for today is a gaggle of hungry North Americans, for a class at its renowned cooking...